Doctors in Singapore successfully removed a so-called giant uterine fibroid weighing about 61 lbs. (28 kilograms) from a 53-year-old woman's abdomen, according to a new report of the case. Medically ...

Q: I have a vaginal fibroid that is about the size of an egg. It's attached at the opening of the vagina and is very painful. What can I take that is natural to help shrink it? — C.A., Orlando, Fla. A ...

Uterine fibroids are tumors that grow in or on your uterus, or womb. Fibroids aren’t cancerous and hardly ever turn into cancer. They're made of smooth muscle cells and other tissue that grows in or ...

A 36-year-old woman presented with a lump in her abdomen during her first pregnancy. She told clinicians she had noticed the lump before she became pregnant. She had no pain or other symptoms. The ...

Eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, and high fiber foods while limiting foods high in sugar and saturated fats may help reduce the risk of fibroids. Fibroids are abnormal growths that form in and ...

Although up to 80 percent of women experience uterine fibroids by age 50, my journey to finding proper care felt like a traumatic solo trip with no map, no guide, and no clear destination. Painful ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Up to half of women have fibroid tumors and many don't realize it. While these growths in the uterus are common, they can sometimes be problematic such as interfering with quality of life or impacting ...